[vibbs]

Originally Posted by vb-san

Maybe I am in the minority related to this one
For me, it’s one of the overrated movie from the celebrated director. I know there is a cult following for the movie, but I felt movies like Namakku Paarkkaan Munthirithoppukal, Moonaam Pakkam, or even Njan Gandharvan were much better.

No no. You are not a minority. I know quite a few people who don't understand the fuss behind it. As you rightly said it's a cult. No specific logic on why people like it. Perhaps not even his best works.

For me I think it was the age that I saw the movie in. I was kind of infatuated by the idea of Clara and Sumalatha back in the days.

The songs are a constant companion even now. I used to put my daughter to sleep by singing onnam ragam paadi

[mallumowgli]

Originally Posted by vb-san

Maybe I am in the minority related to this one
For me, it’s one of the overrated movie from the celebrated director. I know there is a cult following for the movie, but I felt movies like Namakku Paarkkaan Munthirithoppukal, Moonaam Pakkam, or even Njan Gandharvan were much better.
Thoovaanathumbikal, Clara, and or the forced Thrissur accent from Mohanlal – none of these really made the cut for me.

Add me to the minority. It is as if if you are a mallu male you are supposed to like thoovana thumbikal and Clara. Clara in the rains was good but when she became a reality it was more of a ...meh!!

Personally I liked most of his movies prior to Thoovanathumbikal

Originally Posted by Rajeevraj

Good posts on older movies. One that stands out is Sadayam. One of Mohanlal's best performances and one of those films that is hard to see a 2nd time. One of the reasons why I guess it does not have much repeat value.

Same goes for Thanmatra. Hard to repeat watch it.

Yes. Felt the same about Mohanlal's performance in Sadayam -the time he breaks down when the sentence is stayed!! And yes hard to see second time.

Didnt like Thanmathra at all - first half full of lecturing by Mohanlal and second half too melodramatic weepy to my taste

[benbsb29]

Originally Posted by vibbs

Watched Forensic on Netflix.

Completely disappointed.

Completely agree. Am I glad I didn't bother to watch this in the theatres when it was playing locally. The whole plot, and then casting Mamta as a cop.. this movie just goes to on to make Anjaam Pathira look like a masterpiece in comparison.

Rating : ** (Just for Tovino)

[vb-saan]

Originally Posted by benbsb29

Completely agree. Am I glad I didn't bother to watch this in the theatres when it was playing locally. The whole plot, and then casting Mamta as a cop.. this movie just goes to on to make Anjaam Pathira look like a masterpiece in comparison.

Rating : ** (Just for Tovino)

Yes I felt the same (earlier post below); Forensic made Anjaam Pathira look like a classic

Originally Posted by vb-san

Forensic was a disappointment; when I watched Anjaam Pathira, I felt it was a bit of an over-hyped movie, but after Forensic I felt the former was a good movie

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Watched Adhyarathri on SunNxt. Nowhere near the director's first attempt (Vellimoonga) but an easy watch nevertheless. (3/5)

[binand]

Saw a little-known Fahadh Faasil movie called "Akam" (Inside/Interior) yesterday.

The movie is a modern adaptation of the novel "Yakshi" by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan (which has had an adaptation with Satyan and Sharada in lead roles made during the sixties). At about 1h 35mins, it is a short watch that builds the suspense methodically. Talking anything of the climax would be spoiler, but the denouement here is much more ambiguous and satisfying than the original.

It is a movie made for festival-circuits so might not be to everyone's liking. There is no BGM, no separate dubbing etc. I really had to struggle to hear the dialogues over the background noise.

Available on Sun NXT.

[vb-saan]

Sachi, the writer of two major Malayalam hits this year - Driving License and Ayyappanum Koshiyum (director as well for the latter), passed away yesterday. He was just 48 years old, and tragedy struck at the time when he was really coming to the fore.

https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kera...ay-kerala.html

[binand]

Originally Posted by vb-san

Sachi, the director of two major Malayalam hits this year (Driving License and Ayyappanum Koshiyum)

To be pedantically correct - Sachy only wrote the story/screenplay of Driving License. It was directed by Jean Paul, son of actor-director Lal.

[Ithaca]

Penguin on Amazon Prime (Tamil, Telugu & Malayalam)

Do not go into this movie expecting it to be another "Ratsasan" It is no where in that class.

I was excited to watch this movie just because it was presented by Karthik Subbaraj and featured Keerthy Suresh in the lead. Unfortunately, this movie is a case of how a great plot can be butchered and a story line squandered by incompetent writing.

Alas, the entire movie should have finished 20 minutes before it actually did and the ending sequence is a total anti-climax and put in place for no apparent reason. Even the reasons given seem very trivial; seems like the writer and director just wanted to extend the viewing time by 20 more minutes.

If you have nothing really much to do but have 2 hours to waste, then you can watch this movie.
There really is nothing much going on for this except some great landscape shots and the BGM (back ground music) at certain points. The number of times the lead loses the child during the movie is laughable. Seems like it happens every 15 minutes. Fight sequences are amateurishly choreographed.

Keerthy Suresh does a great job but she is let down by a bad story. Not surprised they released it directly to OTT.

[benbsb29]

I came to this thread expecting to put up a quick review, but the following quoted post sums it up well.

Originally Posted by Ithaca

Penguin on Amazon Prime (Tamil, Telugu & Malayalam)

There really is nothing much going on for this except some great landscape shots and the BGM (back ground music) at certain points. The number of times the lead loses the child during the movie is laughable. Seems like it happens every 15 minutes.

A one time watch, but don't expect much going into it, and definitely keep the logic part of your brain away, lest you go looking for answers. The BGM is definitely good, along with the locales, I must admit.

[balenoed_]

Originally Posted by Ithaca

Keerthy Suresh does a great job but she is let down by a bad story. Not surprised they released it directly to OTT.

On another note, I in fact could not recognize her for a moment when the movie started. Was asking my wife multiple times - Is that Keerthy Suresh. She has lost hell lot of weight and looks different. I heard she did it for some Bollywood stint. Her earlier looks were great and had an appeal, not sure why did she attempt this.

[kap04]

Would recommend "Kappela" on Netflix . Excellent performance by all the actors and I loved the BGM as well.

[naveenroy]

Penguin - 0.05/5

God. I mean, there was potential but it was lost in trying to over-reach and copy too many other similar movies. And why does the mom keep losing the kid? Too many plot holes, boredom! I actually slept through the last 15 mins. I somehow cannot see Keerthi Suresh in any other role than Mahanati.

Forensic - 1/5

I hate the Covid lockdown for forcing me to watch movies like this. Enough said.

[Sebring]

'Kannad Gothilla' on Prime (2/5)
The City locals' frustration of immigrants not speaking Kannada, (but in turn made to learn other languages) come to a head in this potboiler. When a few non-kannadiga migrants are kidnapped and killed, the police department entrusts the case to top-cop Shruti. As the issue takes center-stage, Nationally, pressure mounts on her to crack the case. Throughout the movie, the director seems to be driving home the point that non-kannada speakers should face grave consequences - but fails to make it interesting

[paragsachania]

Originally Posted by Sebring

'Throughout the movie, the director seems to be driving home the point that non-kannada speakers should face grave consequences - but fails to make it interesting

I started this, watched the first 3 minutes of narration and the stopped realising what the movie was all about.

There a lot of better Kannada movies from the recent past that I would recommend but not this.

[WindRide]

Kappela. One word - delightful. Do not miss.